by Paul Douglas | Apr 29, 2022 | Weather
ECMWF Rainfall Forecast by Monday morningweatherbell.com Weekend Soaker Likely. All Rain This Time ”Keep your expectations low and you’ll never be disappointed.” It’s a rough way to go through life but this maxim does apply to Minnesota’s manic weather. The glass...
by Paul Douglas | Apr 28, 2022 | Weather
Achingly-Slow Warming Trend Into Early May I keep waiting for Canada to run out of cold fronts. It may be a long wait. Unless you live in a cave (which is sounding better by the day) you know spring is coming reluctantly this year. Most everyone is clamoring to...
by Paul Douglas | Apr 26, 2022 | Weather
Hurry Up Spring: Nature Is Teaching Patience ”To be impatient is to be hooked on the future” wrote author Gerald Jampolsky. True enough. Personally, I don’t care who you voted for, who you love or who you worship. Please, just get out of my way. I am tolerant –...
by Paul Douglas | Apr 25, 2022 | Weather
Paul Douglas An Amazingly Persistent Chilly Pattern ”Paul, when will this cold spell end?” I’m feeling good about July. Call me crazy but spring is the cruelest season. Spring “green-up” is coming earlier for much of the USA, but here in Minnesota April warmth is...
by Paul Douglas | Apr 15, 2022 | Weather
April 14, 2018. Good times.Paul Douglas 2022: Similarities to Tormented Spring of 2018 A handful of Minnesota weather moments are etched into my psyche: The Halloween Blizzard of ‘91. The KARE-11 Tornado of ‘86. Flowers blooming in March, 2012. And the 11” of snow...
by Paul Douglas | Apr 14, 2022 | Weather
All sharing options Oh please let it come true…ECMWF Guidance for MSP: weatherbell.com It Bears Repeating: I’m Only The Messenger If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant: if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so...
by Paul Douglas | Apr 13, 2022 | Weather
NOAA The Unsavory Art of Weather Prediction Trolls are everywhere. “Paul, you just go with whatever the weather models tell you to say.” Thanks for reaching out! And no, that’s not how it works. Meteorologists rely on weather models for forecasts beyond 24 hours. The...
by Paul Douglas | Apr 12, 2022 | Weather
Glacier is finally melting…Paul Douglas Spring Extremes Play Out Overhead This Week Mother Nature requires an intervention. Springs are fickle at this latitude – some days it’s hard keeping the big picture. History may be a guide, however imperfect. Spring...
by Paul Douglas | Apr 1, 2022 | Weather
Ice Out is Weeks AwayPaul Douglas Hurry Up April. We’re Counting On You Let me get this straight. March came in like a kimono dragon and went out like a chihuahua? I get my proverbs and animals mixed up. Nope. March came in like a belly-flop and went out like a...
by Paul Douglas | Mar 31, 2022 | Weather
Freezing rainPaul Douglas Stalled Spring? Please Blame La Nina A year ago ice was coming off area lakes and Minnesotans had an unmistakable spring in their step. After the coldest winter in 8 years we are all sitting by the phone, waiting for spring to ring us up and...
